Product details
ISBN
9780691020952
Published
1993-03-07
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Weight
369 gr
Height
235 mm
Width
152 mm
Age
P, U, 06, 05
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
264
Author
Biographical note
John Kekes is Professor of Philosophy and Public Policy at the State University of New York, Albany. He is the author of many books, including Moral Tradition and Individuality (Princeton)."An engaging blend of cultural insight, careful reasoning, and reflective wisdom... John Kekes offers a compelling vision of the human condition and presents a set of logical conclusions about how we should live our lives in light of this vision."--Anthony E. Hartle, Society "Fascinating, existentially relevant, even wise. [Facing Evil] is among the best works of contemporary moral philosophy in this or any year in recent memory."--Craig K. Ihara, San Francisco Review of Books "[A] thoughtful, wide-ranging book ... Every reader will find ... numerous insights and interesting arguments."--Stephen Nathanson, Philosophy and Literature
Arguing that the prevalence of evil presents a fundamental problem for our secular sensibility, John Kekes develops a conception of character-morality as a response. He shows that the main sources of evil are habitual, unchosen actions produced by our character defects and that we can increase our control over the evil we cause by cultivating a reflective temper.
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Arguing that the prevalence of evil presents a fundamental problem for our secular sensibility, the author shows that the main sources of evil are habitual, unchosen actions produced by our character defects and that we can increase our control over the evil we cause by cultivating a reflective temper.
Read more
Product details
ISBN
9780691020952
Published
1993-03-07
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Weight
369 gr
Height
235 mm
Width
152 mm
Age
P, U, 06, 05
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
264
Author